TWRA audit uncovers credit card, equipment troubles

Lawmaker says 'it looks like agency is out of control'

12:19 AM,
Oct. 15, 2013

State Sen. Frank Niceley, R-Strawberry Plains

Written by

Chas Sisk
| The Tennessean

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has failed to adequately track credit card expenses or report lost or stolen equipment, according to a state audit released Monday.

The state comptroller's office says that its auditors found dozens of problems with credit card purchases, including a violation of purchasing limits and nine transactions in which employees of the TWRA paid for items prohibited under state policies.

The comptroller also says the TWRA has not fixed problems related to its management of state-owned equipment, despite being asked to address the failings in two ...